The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-12

widow, when h. pat his ARIA around mo
and gave me regular hug
"youll fnd rho Old p'op'' 'hH bcs'
creatures In the world" say' q, "hnd
I'll como down myself next woas Keep
up your courage, darling aud our love
viii yet be crowned with happiness
And"
II 4 hore the Guard blew hiS wllS'le
and Paul Just had tim, IN give m 'nn nor
hug, and Ia kiss mo through the groom
! veil that Mss Sal,'r hli sad was gpoi
! for my complexion, before h, hal umh 10
jump on
"Wcll, novorw soys I, with tho buns
all over the floor and my bonnet iilt'cn"i
u one side like crazy croN'ur's, THAT'S
: the nearest ever cam' 10 q love aHalr
What doc' IL mean, Rnyaow''
And didn't fairly unlc stand matters
until 90, 10 m, next station, AMI thfro
Jumped out OF the next carriage ahead OF
me "A young woman drtSscl In "a green
shawl the very double 81 minc-a pro,ty
young woman, with eyes as black as
beads, and pink cheeks, and hair hk'
black satin, parted back from her for'hi'
and saws she, sort o. timld like
'Can YOU tel me, ma'am, where Mss
rraxinclla Forbes livcs'
Says i:
What do you want OF Miss Forbrs''
SAYS she;
1--WE been recommended TO her by Mrs.
Maine"
Then IL all flashed over me like light
min. II was Mclindy's green shawl that
done the mischief aud Paul he had took
me for hi, ere girl
We'll, just keep myself to myself and
says l.
"rm Miss Fravinclla Forbes And this
'crc's the trap waitin' for me. You can
.!lc home with me, II you like,
For although | was so put out about
Paul, felt orful sorry for the glrl-'he
looked 81 pale and tlrcl-lIHc, poor crcctur,
"rIl Just keep her over night" says ! 10
myself, land then IN pack her OIL about
hcr business. don't want none of your
sly, undcrhand minXcs abou, m"''
But | didn't. She was 50 smart and
bright the next day, and took ho i so sort
o. helpful and had such pretty, corxln
WAYS with her, that kcpi her IN spite o
myself Her nlm' was Mary VI dge' and
the fist knew got quite fond Of her
II hope | snail su YOU, Miss Forbes
says she. "Pleasc tell me what yon
require and how YOU want thtngi done,
and I'll try my very, very best
MARY" SAYS !. bursting out al at once,
"l'll tell you what want wanta truth
full girl can't put up with no mysteries
nor no undcrhand ways. II you're sure
you've told M all the truth about your
self"
Mary nut up both her hands nnd burst
out CRYING before could get any further
ooh. haven't haven't" she ex-
claimed. Dear, dear Miss FraNy, yon
are so kind 10 me, aud all the time have
deceived you. But III tell you every
thing now have promised To be PduIs
wife He likes me, an 4 W. are TO b. mar
riei when he got, promotion in his store
But il YOU think we have been dcccitfus
or trcachcrous Miss Fraxy, please
please tell me what to do'
"You silly little gooser says I. "Stop
crying. don't want to know nothing
morc'n you've told M. You're good
girl. and smart girl, AMI | don't know
as Paul can do better Kiss me now, and
run back to the kitchen, and don't let that
pie burn -
But the pie burned after all, for she
hadn't fairly got 10 the kitchen when
hcerd n step on the threshold, and II little
cry like robin startled on its nest, and
then came Paul'S voice.
"Nevcr mind, " saws 20 myself, ~ won't
interfere just now.
And when Paul comes into the settin-
! room, he SAYS, says he.
"Fraxy, wasn't Won astonishci al this
business of Mays and mine"
"Get out!' says l. IL knowci all ABORT
It."
"Who told vou" says he.
"You Yourself" says l.
That's impossible" says he.
rs II, though says |.
"But,r says he, "how could you know"
"Inoll hers, Paul" saws I, knittn'
away liGo all possessed, "ths next tune
YOU hug u won IN in green shawl in the
train at twilight says |, lust make sure
| that it's tho right woman
Just wish you could have se"n the OK
| preston Of his face, as he looked frat at
me and then AZ Mary Miige, Amt then
we all thre, broke ont laughing.
How could we help III
! S-Ive Just had Il letter from Cons n
Ncliudy Maine, aud il seemed that Gwen
ioliue's French Count had turned on t
a swiudler, aad hal clHarci ont with
l;wrnd ,lincs diamond riug, watch shc
gave HIM to hayo It reset
And tn, underground railway young
man has been arrested by detectives for
obtaining money under false pref 'nses;
aud Cousin Melmdy wrote she was going
to bring both Of 'em down to see if soil
tudc and coultry air couldn't chtrk en-
up a little
But couldn't forgot tho cool way she
treated M last month, 80 I've just writ
back to say | had other company stavin'
with me, aud couldn't Accommodate 'cm.
I'd Just ike To Sc her face when she
gets the lettor LoIdoa lpOrid.
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